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The Straw That Broke The Camel’s Back

Andy Howells

3rd February 2011

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...is the view of Tory MP and Legal Aid solicitor Helen Grant (pictured above) on the coalition’s plans for the funding of legal cases. In this excellent article , Grant discusses the implications for access to justice of the £350 million pounds’ worth of cuts coming to the Legal Aid budget. The Green Paper under discussion in Parliament today will make this happen by 2014. A good starting point to debate the importance of legal aid with your AS students - and the Green Paper being debated today may be a helpful example for those of you studying the legislative process.

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Andy Howells

Andy Howells is Head of Law at a large northern Sixth Form College and a former solicitor.

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